Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap is good value for a Marvel set

$39.99 MSRP 446 pieces 5 minifigures 3.7 / 5 from builders #22 of 121 Marvel sets with 200–499 pieces
Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap box art
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67 of 100

Good value

#22 of 121 Marvel sets with 200–499 pieces

Doc Ock’s Tentacle Trap is a little better than typical on most counts: five minifigures for $39.99, about 17% more plastic per dollar than other mid-size Marvel sets, and 79 pieces per $10 against a usual 77. Builders rate it an average 3.7 of 5, and it costs about 13% less than similar contents.

#22

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 121 Marvel sets with 200–499 pieces

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67

Chart 2 · The score

How the 67 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
106 vs 91 +28 of 35
Pieces per $10
79 vs 76 +18 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.9 vs 7.6 +14 of 20
Builder rating
3.7 vs 3.7 +7 of 15

$6 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $46. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$46
sets like it usually cost

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